Shouldn't…but Do

Faucets, hoses, switches.  Regulation.

In recent weeks, the bathroom light fixture once or twice refused to illuminate.  It gave up altogether yesterday.  My bathroom has no window, a barbarous feature that cannot be helped.  Lack of light means immersion in darkness.

The Neighbor, bless her soul, stood side by side with me on the bathroom counter last night, taking down the fixture  – connecting, reconnecting – lit by goose neck lamp.  She lost a sandal at one point, I had both shoes on, never did figure out the hygiene angle.  And Neighbor?  Apologies about forgetting the circuit whilst you were wiring – happy you are still with us.

Culprit was the switch – should have known.  Flipped off one too many times, decided it was done, leaving that most personal of spaces in a house – the bathroom – dark.  But unlike faucets that swamped, or fixtures that drained energy for years, this was a quick fix.  Cheap too – $.89 at the local hardware store.

When off, light switches deliver and rest in darkness.  When useless, they do the same.  Trick is knowing the difference.  Hard to be personal in the dark.  Let there be light.